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Border Security: Will it Block a Final Deal on Immigration?
The two parties have yet to find a sweet spot between tougher security standards and supporters' insistence on preserving the core of the bill.
Facing Controversy, Obama’s Popularity Falters
Trailed by controversy, President Barack Obama is pressing ahead with efforts to boost Democrats Wednesday in Boston and Miami, raising questions about whether...
Amid IRS Mess, Democrats Try to Make a Scandal Out of Issa
Democrats are trying to use deflect attention from the scandal by discrediting the inquisitor.
Obama Returns To Tar Heel State, The One That Got Away
The "Red State" swing state proved to be vexing for Obama and Democrats. Will it stay that way?
RI Gov. Chafee, Once Independent, Joins Democrats
Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is a Democrat. He changed his registration on Thursday morning at Warwick City Hall.
Bloomberg’s Gamble: Risking the Democratic Senate Majority for Gun Control
The NYC mayor has attacked vulnerable Democrats over gun control votes, possibly endangering the movement towards stricter federal gun control law.
Senate Immigration Bill Clears Committee in Bipartisan Vote
Ten Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee joined with three Republicans, including two of the four GOP authors of the bill, in support of a sweeping deal...
Groundhog Day in the House: A Gift to Republican Freshmen, and Possibly Democrats Too
It was the 37th time since taking control in 2011 that House Republicans have voted to repeal or defund all or parts of the President's signature legislative...
Millennial Politics
To an extent there is a divide among millenials — the Obama generation that rejected President George W. Bush and the younger cohort who came of age in the...
Retirements Boost Republican Hopes of Retaking Senate in 2014
A wave of Democratic stalwarts are leaving the Senate next year, but there is no guarantee Republicans can capitalize on the opportunity
Democrats Score a Win on Guns, but Face Tough Road Ahead
Democrats overcome a gun-control filibuster, but their boasts belie the tough road ahead.
Democrats Ready To Deal On Gun Control?
Barring a dramatic turnaround, the Democrats now face a choice of either walking away from any expanded background check or accepting one without paper records...
Senate Democrats and Gay Marriage Is March Madness
Dan Amira and Jonathan Chait of New York magazine have a pitch-perfect March Madness breakdown of the four Senate Democrat holdouts who oppose gay marriage
Bill Nelson Now Endorses Gay Marriage
Bill Nelson is the latest Senate Democrat to endorse gay marriage, leaving only six left.
Another Senate Democrat Backs Gay Marriage
Sen. Bob Casey joins four other Democratic Senators who have switched their views on gay marriage in the past two weeks.
Democrats Now Serve Two Masters: DNC and Organizing for Action
Can the Democratic Party — rarely a smoothly coordinated creature — function when two different outfits in two different cities are trying to run the show?
Democrats Serve Two Masters: DNC and Organizing for Action
Can the Democratic Party — rarely a smoothly coordinated creature — function when two different outfits in two different cities are trying to run the show?
Why All Republicans are Democrats in Washington
Between the poached lobster at Charlie Palmer and the lunchtime speech at the Omni Shoreham, your typical Republican politician—no matter how carefully he tries...
With Flip-Flop Frenzy Over, Anti-Gay Marriage Democrats Dig In
Bucking national polls on gay marriage, conservative Senate Democrats track home state opinion.
